Msinsi Nature Reserve

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Msinsi Nature Reserve is a seven hectare private nature reserve on the grounds of the University of KwaZulu Natal's Howard College Campus in Glenwood, Durban. [1] [2] The reserve protects one of the last remaining patches of natural grassland in Durban. [1] [3] The name "Msinsi" is Zulu for the Erythrina Iysistemon or Coral Tree which is found within its boundaries. [1] The reserve is home to a number of small mammals and birds, [3] and was once the site of a mango tree plantation, [4] some of which remain today.

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